By saeed.soltani
how can i replace the whole line which start with a specific pattern such as “???”, with a desired string such as “#” i.e:
in-file:
Code:
TAB 20120201 21:02:02
MRD 20121301 22:21:01
??? 201 256
SAS 20123010 12:25:41
MMT 20120102 11:01:12
POP 20120306 02:01:01
??? TAV 2021 333
out-file:
Code:
TAB 20120201 21:02:02
MRD 20121301 22:21:01
#
SAS 20123010 12:25:41
MMT 20120102 11:01:12
POP 20120306 02:01:01
#
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